Patents Issued in August 3, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170220177
    Abstract: A touch sensing circuit including a plurality of touch sensing channels is provided. Each of the touch sensing channels includes at least one operational amplifier circuit and a demodulating circuit. The operational amplifier circuit is configured to receive a touch sensing signal, and amplify the touch sensing signal. The operational amplifier circuit includes an operational amplifier. The operational amplifier has an inverting end, and the inverting end is coupled to a direct-current voltage. The demodulating circuit is coupled to the operational amplifier circuit. The demodulating circuit is configured to demodulate the amplified touch sensing signal by mixing the amplified touch sensing signal with a demodulating signal. A waveform of the demodulating signal includes a flat region. In addition, a signal demodulating method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Hung-Cheng Kuo
  • Publication number: 20170220178
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display includes a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrodes, each having a shape extending in a first direction, wherein the plurality of the first electrodes are arranged in a second direction. The second electrode layer includes a plurality of second electrodes extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction. A ration between a first central distance between two adjacent first electrodes, and a second central distance between two adjacent second electrodes is in the range of 0.5 to 2. In the display panel and the display device according to the present disclosure, the display effect is reconciled with the touch recognizing performance, thereby improving the touch performance of the panel and user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Shoufu Jian, Zhiqiang Xia, Zhaokeng Cao
  • Publication number: 20170220179
    Abstract: A first electronic device comprising a plurality of connectors is disclosed. The device detects that at least one connector of a second electronic device has been connected to at least one of its connectors of the first electronic device. The first device determines that the second electronic device is in an identified position proximate the first electronic device, the identified position being one of a plurality of possible positions for connecting with the first electronic device, the possible positions being defined by the plurality of connectors of the first device. The first electronic device detects a gesture on its sensing surface. The gesture includes a swipe between a first position proximate the second electronic device and a second position, and is detected to extend across a confirmation boundary on the sensing surface. In response to detecting the swipe extending across the confirmation boundary, an indication confirming an inferred gesture across the first and second device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Timothy Jing Yin SZETO
  • Publication number: 20170220180
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate and a display panel. The array substrate includes: a substrate; a plurality of scan lines formed on the substrate and extending along a first direction, a plurality of data lines formed on the substrate and extending along a second direction; a plurality of pixel units are defined by the scan lines and data lines, at least four semiconductor pressure sensing units formed on the substrate. In each of the plurality of the pixel units, a thin film transistor is provided. The substrate is further provided with a plurality of connection wires thereon, for connecting the semiconductor pressure sensing units to form at least one Wheatstone bridge structure. Using the array substrate provided in the present disclosure can the defect in the related art that the structure is complicated when the touch pressure sensor is integrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Feng LU, Liang LIU
  • Publication number: 20170220181
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a force touch structure, a touch display panel and a display apparatus. The force touch structure comprises a base substrate, a light sensing device located on the base substrate, and a phosphorescence-emitting structure positionally corresponding to the light sensing device. The phosphorescence-emitting structure comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a phosphorescent layer, and a flexible material layer. The first electrode receives a first voltage signal, the second electrode receives a second voltage signal, and the first electrode and the second electrode are used for forming a capacitor with a constant voltage value under the effects of the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal. The light sensing device is used for receiving phosphorescence emitted by the phosphorescent layer and comparing an intensity of the received phosphorescence with a light intensity detected without force touch to determine the magnitude of force touch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Changfeng LI, Shengji YANG, Yingming LIU, Haisheng WANG, Xiaochuan CHEN, Xiaoliang DING, Lei WANG, Pengcheng LU
  • Publication number: 20170220182
    Abstract: An input device includes a first sensor array having a first plurality of sensor electrodes disposed in a sensing area, wherein the first sensor array has a first pixel density, and a second sensor array having a second plurality of sensor electrodes disposed in the sensing area, wherein the second sensor array has a second pixel density different from the first pixel density. The input device also includes a processing system coupled to the second plurality of sensor electrodes and configured to electrically float a sensor electrode in the second plurality of sensor electrodes during a sensing period of the first sensor array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Adam L. Schwartz, Paul Wickboldt, Guozhong Shen, Patrick Smith, Marc Ostrowski
  • Publication number: 20170220183
    Abstract: A driving circuit, a touch display device, and a method of driving the touch display device, in which, when a user touches a screen, not only can a touch point be sensed, but also a level of touch force with which the user presses the screen can also be efficiently sensed, in order to provide a range of functions. It is possible to provide a variety of functions that are not supported by related-art touch sensing technologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: SungChul KIM, JuHan KIM
  • Publication number: 20170220184
    Abstract: A touch display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, a display apparatus comprising the touch display panel and a driving method for the display apparatus are provided. The touch display panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate, which are disposed opposite to each other, strip-like touch sensing electrodes being provided at a side of the first substrate distal to the second substrate, the second substrate comprising block-like common electrodes, and the block-like common electrodes being arranged in strips, wherein, orthogonal projections of the strip-like touch sensing electrodes on the first or second substrate intersect with the strips of the block-like common electrodes, each strip of the common electrodes includes a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of pressure sensing electrodes, and the driving electrodes and the pressure sensing electrodes are arranged alternatively in a same layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Yingming LIU, Xue DONG, Hailin XUE, Xiaochuan CHEN, Haisheng WANG, Xiaoliang DING, Weijie ZHAO, Shengji YANG, Lei WANG, Ming YANG, Changfeng LI, Wei LIU, Pengpeng WANG
  • Publication number: 20170220185
    Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a display region for displaying an image; a second electrode opposed to the first electrodes; a plurality of switching elements that are arranged in the display region and coupled to the first electrodes or the second electrode; a gate line for supplying a scanning signal for scanning the switching elements; a data line for supplying a signal to the switching elements that are coupled to the switching elements; and conductive wire that is opposed to the second electrode via an insulating layer and is coupled to the switching elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Hiroshi Mizuhashi
  • Publication number: 20170220186
    Abstract: An information handling system including a display device in a first display device housing operable to detect a touch device hovering above the display device and operable to receive touch inputs and a processor to determine a set default sense state for the display device based on orientation, operating application, or usage mode of the information handling system where the display device detects a first gesture and the processor to determine if the first gesture is consistent with the set default sense state for the orientation, operating application, or usage mode of the information handling system and if so to process the first gesture with the default sense state and the processor to set an alternative sense state if the first gesture is not consistent with the set default sense state
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Lawrence E. Knepper, Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Roman Joel Pacheco
  • Publication number: 20170220187
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of display technologies, and particularly, to an array substrate and methods of manufacturing and driving the same. With the embodiments of the present disclosure, undesirable phenomenon, e.g. color mixing and so on is avoid in a display device having the array substrate while simplifying the manufacture process of the array substrate. The array substrate comprises a substrate, thin-film transistors, pixel electrodes and a common electrode on the substrate, a plurality of leading wires and a color filter layer; wherein the common electrode comprises a plurality of common electrode blocks reusable as self-capacitance electrodes, and each of the leading wires has one end electrically connected to one of the common electrode blocks and the other end electrically connected to a touch integrated circuit. The array substrate according to the embodiments of the present disclosure is used in the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Xiangdong Wei, Jing Liu, Xiang Feng, Yun Qiu
  • Publication number: 20170220188
    Abstract: A method for driving an information processing device which is adaptable to a wider variety of input methods is provided. The coordinates of an operating body at a starting point in the XYZ space and the coordinates of the operating body at an ending point in the XYZ space after a certain period of time are obtained, and the Z coordinate at the ending point and the movement distance on the X-Y plane in the certain period of time are calculated. Then, a signal is output only in the case where both the distance from an operating surface to the operating body in the vertical direction and the movement distance in the horizontal direction exceed the respective threshold values. In this manner, input operation can be performed by a three-dimensional motion, which includes movement of the operating body in the vertical direction as well as in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Yuji IWAKI
  • Publication number: 20170220189
    Abstract: Provided is a method for eliminating the interference of a charger to a touch screen and a mobile terminal. The method can include the follows. A charging mode is determined. The charging mode includes a normal charging mode and a quick charging mode, and the quick charging mode has a charging current that is higher than the charging current of the normal charging mode. An interference frequency is determined according to the charging mode. A working frequency of the touch screen is determined according to the interference frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Mingqiang Guo, Ziqing Guo, Nan Peng
  • Publication number: 20170220190
    Abstract: A visual interface system includes an operation apparatus and a matrix display apparatus. The matrix display apparatus includes a display surface and a matrix substrate. The matrix substrate includes a substrate and a matrix which is disposed at one side of the substrate while the display surface is located at the other side of the substrate. When the operation apparatus is operated on the display surface, an encoded signal is coupled to the operation apparatus from the matrix substrate. The operation apparatus receives the encoded signal so as to generate a transmission signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Hsiung-Kuang TSAI
  • Publication number: 20170220191
    Abstract: A touch control display panel and a touch control display apparatus are provided. The touch control display panel comprises a first substrate having a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region, wherein the non-display region includes a plurality of sub-non-display regions, and a plurality of first pressure-sensing bridges and at least one second pressure-sensing bridge, wherein a first pressure-sensing bridge and the at least one second pressure-sensing bridge are disposed in two opposing sub-non-display regions. The first pressure-sensing bridge and the at least one second pressure-sensing bridge each includes a first strain direction and a second strain direction. The first strain direction and the second strain direction of the first pressure-sensing bridge form a first pre-determined angle ? and a second pre-determined angle ? with respect to a first border of the non-display region, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Liang LIU, Feng LU, Shaolong MA, Qijun YAO
  • Publication number: 20170220192
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate defining thereon a touch sensing region; a sensor array formed in the touch sensing region; and connecting lines arranged on the substrate and corresponding to the sensor elements one on one. The sensor array consists of sensor elements separately positioned on the substrate, and defined as a plurality of groups, wherein the sensor elements in the same group include a central sensor element and a plurality of surrounding sensor elements. Each of the connecting lines is connected to one and only one of the sensor elements corresponding thereto. The surrounding sensor elements are defined as a plurality of sets of surrounding sensor elements, which are respectively driven with corresponding connecting line or lines, and return signals for determining which part of the central sensor element is touched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Shih-Hsien HU
  • Publication number: 20170220193
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing device can include multiple capacitive sensors. A first device controller is operatively connected to a portion of the capacitive sensors, while a second device controller is operatively connected to another portion of capacitive sensors. A common node or shield can be connected between the first device controller and the second device controller. Charging and discharging events of selected drive lines in the capacitive sensing device and/or of the common node or shield can be synchronized to reduce undesirable effects such as noise and/or to prevent the charging events and the discharging events from overlapping with each other. One or more reference capacitive sensors can be shared by the multiple device controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Christian M. Sauer, Peter W. Richards
  • Publication number: 20170220194
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical sensing device, including: a storage circuitry being coupled to a charging circuitry, a photosensitive circuitry, and a voltage-readout circuitry, the storage circuitry storing a voltage value; the charging circuitry being coupled to the storage circuitry for charging the storage circuitry; the photosensitive circuitry being connected to a first terminal for discharging the storage circuitry to the first terminal; and the voltage-readout circuitry being connected to the storage circuitry, for reading the voltage value of the storage circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chunwei WU
  • Publication number: 20170220195
    Abstract: A touch input device includes a first sensor having a first surface to which a touch is input, and a second surface opposing the first surface, and a second sensor connected to the second surface of the first sensor, and spaced apart from the first sensor in a vertical direction, wherein the first sensor measures a first position of the touch input to the first surface, wherein the second sensor measures a force caused by the touch input to the first surface of the first sensor, and calculates a second position by applying the force measured by the second sensor to force and moment equilibrium equations, when a distance between the first position and the second position is greater than or less than a threshold, the touch input to the first surface of the first sensor is determined to be a shear force or a sliding gesture, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Sung Jin SAH, Kwang Myung OH, Sung Min PARK
  • Publication number: 20170220196
    Abstract: A position detection device includes an imaging unit that captures an image of light emitted by the spontaneous emission pointing element on the operation surface and generates a captured image; a detection unit that detects the pointing position based on the spontaneous emission pointing element on the basis of the captured image; and a correction unit that corrects the pointing position, using a correction value determined in accordance with a tip offset which is a distance between a contact position at which the spontaneous emission pointing element comes into contact with the operation surface and an emission position of the spontaneous emission pointing element. The correction unit corrects the pointing position using a correction value varying according to a position on the operation surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Babak MOUSSAKHANI, Kenji TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20170220197
    Abstract: There is provided an input device configured to receive a user's touch operation and to output a control signal. A first plate is configured to receive the user's touch operation. A vibrator configured to vibrate the first plate. A second plate is fixed with a predetermined interval between the first plate and the second plate and configured to support the first plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Shinsuke MATSUMOTO, Hironori SHIROTO
  • Publication number: 20170220198
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display, a change unit, and a specification unit. The change unit changes a specification algorithm for specifying an operation with respect to the display according to a start position of the operation. The specification unit specifies the operation based on the specification algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Tatsuya SUGAHARA
  • Publication number: 20170220199
    Abstract: The various methods and devices described herein relate to devices which, in at least certain embodiments, may include one or more sensors for providing data relating to user activity and at least one processor for causing the device to respond based on the user activity which was determined, at least in part, through the sensors. The response by the device may include a change of state of the device, and the response may be automatically performed after the user activity is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Q. HUPPI, Anthony M. FADELL, Derek B. BARRENTINE, Daniel B. FREEMAN
  • Publication number: 20170220200
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for extending the functionality of a mobile device by including a cover for the mobile device with a substantial portion of the exterior overlaid with a touch-sensitive surface. Logic stored on the cover senses a user's touch on the touch-sensitive surface and transmits the touch input to the coupled mobile device. Logic stored on the coupled mobile device may receive and interpret the touch input as a function or command of an operating system, or a function or command of a program within the operating system of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Barrett Kreiner
  • Publication number: 20170220201
    Abstract: A system for implementing a display which also serves as one or more of a tactile user interface touchscreen, light-field sensor, proximate hand gesture sensor, and focusing lensless light-field imaging camera using image formation systems and methods such as those taught in the inventor's related patents as cited. In an implementation, an OLED array or LED array that can comprise photosensors that can be used for light sensing as well as light emission functions. The resulting arrangements are advantageous for use in handheld devices such as cellphone, smartphones, PDAs, tablet computers, and other systems and devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Lester F. LUDWIG
  • Publication number: 20170220202
    Abstract: A system includes an image capturing device, a user input device, and a processor coupled to the image capturing device and user input device. The processor includes instructions for capturing a data image with the image capturing device. The data image includes a signal from the user input device. The processor further includes instructions for deactivating the signal from the user input device and, after deactivating the signal from the user input device, capturing an ambient image. The processor further includes instructions for subtracting the ambient image from the data image and determining a position of the user input device in a three-dimensional space using a result of the subtracting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: David Bradley SHORT, Robert L MUELLER, Jinman KANG
  • Publication number: 20170220203
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a mat characteristic to process images. Examples include to acquire an image of a mat from a camera in a computing device; to process the image according to the mat characteristic in the computing device; and to display the processed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Kar-Han TAN
  • Publication number: 20170220204
    Abstract: A frame assembly is disclosed, which is mounted on an object surface. The frame assembly includes a frame and at least a frame fastening assembly. The frame fastening assembly includes a first fastening member, a second fastening member and an anti-skid member. The first fastening member has a first magnetic element and an adhered surface, and the adhered surface adheres on the object surface. The second fastening member has a second magnetic element, a supporting portion and a fastening portion, the second magnetic element magnetic attracts the first magnetic element, the supporting portion bears the frame and the fastening portion covers parts lateral surface of the frame. The anti-skid member is disposed on a surface of the second fastening member, wherein the surface is opposite to the fastening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: PO-LIANG HUANG, SHIH-CHE CHIEN
  • Publication number: 20170220205
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire association information indicating association of an application region and a user, the application region corresponding to an activated application and being a region displayed in a display region; and a behavior control unit configured to control, when a user operation in the display region is detected, a behavior of the application that corresponds to the application region based on the association information with regard to the application region and information indicating a user whose operation has been detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuuji TAKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170220206
    Abstract: A productivity application is disclosed herein that includes an insert-content feature in a user interface to the productivity application. When the insert-content feature is selected to insert online content into a canvas, the application initiates an online search using text in the canvas. Results that are returned from the search may be presented in a panel adjacent to the canvas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Stephanie L. Horn, Virag Shah, Gajendra Agrawal
  • Publication number: 20170220207
    Abstract: In an implementation, a presentation program includes a hotspot feature that allows a point in a slide to be designated as a hotspot. Supplemental content may then be associated with the hotspot such that, when the hotspot is invoked in a slide presentation, the supplemental content is surfaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Sahil Arora, Virag Shah, Sandeep Kumar Srivastava, Tumu Sree Bharath, Kerry Young, Ravi Kant Rao
  • Publication number: 20170220208
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a storage to store files corresponding to static sub contents and dynamic sub content, respectively, a communicator to communicate with an external apparatus, and a processor to provide a graphic user interface comprising a plurality of menu items to produce a content having a plurality of pages; in response to at least one static sub content and at least one dynamic sub content being included in any page from among the plurality of pages of the content produced, to generate a content package comprising a single image in which the at least one static sub content is included for the corresponding page and the at least one dynamic sub content, which is displayed on the single image, based on a user input on the UI; and to transmit the generated content package to the external apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-wook CHOI, Bo-kyun Kwon
  • Publication number: 20170220209
    Abstract: A method for controlling displaying, an electronic device therefor, and a server and method therefor are provided. The method includes transmitting information including at least one input keyword to a server, receiving, from the server, a recognition model for filtering out an object included in a received webpage, installing the recognition model, determining whether a first object corresponding to the at least one input keyword exists in the webpage, when the first object corresponding to the input keyword exists in the webpage, processing the first object to become a second object, and displaying the webpage including the processed object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Ki-Bum BAE
  • Publication number: 20170220210
    Abstract: A search system includes a memory storing application records that each corresponds to an application and includes data related to an attribute of the corresponding application. A processor executes instructions stored in the memory. The instructions include receiving a search query from a user device. The search query is based on a query string and indicates an application category and subcategory selected by a user of the user device via first and second rotational user interface elements. The instructions include identifying a list of application records according to the application category and subcategory. The instructions include ranking the list of application records based on number of downloads and matches between text data of the application record and the query string. The instructions include selecting a subset of the list of application records according to the ranking and transmitting search results to the user device based on the subset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Paresh VAKHARIA, Cheng-Ruei FAN
  • Publication number: 20170220211
    Abstract: A system to remotely configure an aftermarket interface module using a graphical user interface (“GUI”) is disclosed. The system includes a GUI adapted to display on a computer. The GUI permits a user to select a vehicle model, year and make to determine the functions of the OEM controls. In addition, the GUI permits a user to select an aftermarket electronics brand and model that the OEM controls will operate. The user selects a particular control signal configuration using the GUI for each of the OEM controls. An interface module is flash programmed with the particular control signal configuration. The interface module is connected to the OEM controls and the aftermarket electronics, where the interface module receives the OEM control signals and controls the aftermarket electronics using the particular control signal configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Mark Rutledge
  • Publication number: 20170220212
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and a camera sensor. The device displays a message region for displaying a message conversation and receives a request to add media to the message conversation. Responsive to receiving the request, the device displays a media selection interface concurrently with at least a portion of the message conversation. The media selection interface includes a plurality of affordances for selecting media for addition to the message conversation, the plurality of affordances includes a live preview affordance, at least a subset of the plurality of affordances includes thumbnail representations of media available for adding to the message conversation, and the live preview affordance is associated with a live camera preview. Responsive to detecting selection of the live preview affordance, the device captures a new image based on the live camera preview and selects the new image for addition to the message conversation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Lawrence Y. YANG, Roberto GARCIA, Imran CHAUDHRI, Richard R. DELLINGER, Justin WOOD, Stephen O. LEMAY, Patrick L. COFFMAN, Matthaeus KRENN
  • Publication number: 20170220213
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for abstracting Internet content is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a terminal device having a user interface element that links a graphical user interface element to each internet resource identifier of one or more subject matters of interest defined in a profile by an end user, and presents the one or more graphical user interface elements in a graphical user interface window without association to an Internet browser. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: EDWARD WALTER, LARRY B. PEARSON
  • Publication number: 20170220214
    Abstract: A dynamic selection of content from social shares to display in a user interface is performed. A first set of media items that have graphic representations on a user interface (UI) are compared with a second set of media items referenced in a social share to be presented on the UI. Media items from the second set are identified that are not included in the first set of media items. The UI is modified to include a graphic representation of at least one identified media item from the second set in the social share.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
  • Publication number: 20170220215
    Abstract: Systems and methods for menuless application navigation are provided. In example embodiments, a first user input received via an interface of the device is detected. It is determined that the first user input is within an input region on the interface of the device. In response to determining that the first user input is within the input region, the first user input is translated into a navigation action. A second user input received via the interface of the device is detected, and it is determined that the second user input is outside the input region on the interface of the device. In response to determining that the second user input is outside the input region, the user input is translated into a second action, which is different from the navigation action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Wayne Kong Wu, Grant Thomas Heinlein, Charles Fredrik Gruber, Hae Jin Shim, Isaac Joel Daniels, Joakim Carl Tobias Jansson, Joyce Kim
  • Publication number: 20170220216
    Abstract: A computer implemented method enables smooth transition of video playback with page flip action within a digital magazine. The method comprises steps of monitoring a user's interactions with a video content item displayed on a current page of the digital magazine. Upon detecting a user flipping the current page to a next page, the video content item is paused, a graphics resource used for rending the video content item is disabled and a current video frame of the video content item is captured. In response to the user flipping the current page to the next page, the graphics resource is enabled for rending the page flip action, a modified current page with portions of the next page are gradually displayed to the user, while the captured video frame is continuously displayed on the current page until the page flip action is finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Samuel Thompson, Mark Rietveld
  • Publication number: 20170220217
    Abstract: In a non-limiting example of the present disclosure, an exemplary table of contents slide may be displayed for a slide deck of a presentation program. The table of contents slide may comprise one or more sections of grouped slides for the slide deck. A selection of a section link may be received. The section link links the table of contents slide to a section of grouped slides. An exemplary presentation program may navigate the slide deck to a first slide of the section based on the received selection. When the navigation of the section is completed, the presentation program returns the slide deck to one of: the table of contents slide and the first slide of the section. Other examples described relate to creation and rendering of an exemplary table of contents slide and/or section links within an exemplary table of contents slide of a presentation program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Jay Gilmore, Kerry Young, Lei Shi, Charles Cummins, Lauren Michelle Janas, Derek Martin Johnson, Paul Scuderi
  • Publication number: 20170220218
    Abstract: In one aspect, a regular expression is automatically generated based on user input for fields that are desired to be extracted from log lines. The input may be received by user through an interface provided by a machine such as a controller. The input may identify one or more fields within a log line that should be extracted. Multiple instances of potential regular expression portions may be generated based on the user input, and different portions are combined together to determine if they achieve the desired extraction. Once a complete regular expression is generated based on user input, a user may provide additional input to identify examples or counterexamples of log line fields that satisfy or don't satisfy the user's intended extraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Yuchen Zhao, Nima Haddadkaveh, Arjun Iyer
  • Publication number: 20170220219
    Abstract: A presentation control device includes a controller, which is including a processor coupled to a memory and configured, upon detection of an operation of moving a pointer presented on a display, to move the pointer in accordance with the operation as long as an end of a movable region of the pointer is not reached and scroll screens presented on the display in accordance with the operation at the end of the movable region of the pointer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yuuya YAMAGUCHI, Takayuki FUJIKI, Atsushi MIURA, Shunichi KISHIMOTO, Tsuneo MIYASHITA, Yoshiki MUROTANI, Yuta SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170220220
    Abstract: An advertisement generation apparatus includes a generating unit that generates a page to be displayed on a terminal device that displays an advertisement on a screen. The page includes a content page and an advertising page that are superimposed one on top of the other, where the content page includes an advertising space such that the advertising space is to he scrolled on the screen according to operation, and the advertising page is greater in size than the advertising space. The page is configured to display the content page, and a part of the advertising page located within the advertising space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Natsume SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20170220221
    Abstract: A display environment engine for receiving sets of user inputs related to assets icons and/or assets of a display environment. An asset may comprise an application or object. In response to receiving a set of user inputs, the display environment engine maps the sets of user inputs to a corresponding set of functions using a mapping table to provide functionality to the display environment. A set of user inputs may comprise a selection of an asset icon (representing an asset) and an indication of user-selected location in the display environment, the first location being different than an original location of the asset icon. In response, the display environment engine opens and displays a new instance of the asset at the user-selected location. Multiple new instances of the asset may be opened and positioned in the display environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Brandon Fischer
  • Publication number: 20170220222
    Abstract: A method and associated device for moving an image displayed on a touchscreen of the device. It is determined that an object previously moving on the touchscreen toward a first outer edge of the touchscreen has traversed the first outer edge in a first direction perpendicular to the first outer edge so as to no longer be touching the touchscreen. The displayed image had moved in the first direction toward the first outer edge in synchronization with the previous movement of the object toward the first outer edge. In response to the object having traversed the first outer edge, one or more motion sensors are activated to monitor the object for continuing movement of the object. The one or more motion sensors ascertain the continuing movement of the object away from the first outer edge, and in response, the displayed image is moved toward the first outer edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Philippe Kaplan, Georges-Henri Moll, Xavier Nodet, Olivier Oudot
  • Publication number: 20170220223
    Abstract: Example techniques to generate a touch input signature for discrete cursor movement are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a plurality of signals generated by a sensor of a computing system is analyzed. The plurality of signals correspond to a series of training touch inputs received on a surface of the computing system. A touch input signature for discrete cursor movement is then generated based on the plurality of signals corresponding to the series of training touch inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: KAS KASRAVI, OLEG VASSILIEVICH NIKOLSKY
  • Publication number: 20170220224
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method to navigate high-dimensional data in order to enhance the analytical capabilities of a data consumer. The technology disclosed can use a stereoscopic 3D viewer with a smartphone, a pair of 3D glasses with desktop, or a projected 3D image on a table. The solution provides a novel and accessible way of navigating high-dimensional data that has been organized into groups of two or three dimensions. Navigation is possible in all 3 dimensions (x, y, z) to explore the full potential of underlying data and elicit powerful insights to be acted on through informed decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Mrudula KODALI, Sachin DESAI
  • Publication number: 20170220225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing interactivity within a virtual environment displayed on a device. The method includes the steps of receiving input from a user to orient a virtual camera within the virtual environment, wherein the virtual environment comprises a plurality of objects and wherein at least some of the objects are tagged; and triggering one or more actions associated with the tagged objects when the tagged objects are within a defined visual scope of the virtual camera. A system and computer program code are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Emilie JOLY, Sylvain JOLY
  • Publication number: 20170220226
    Abstract: Systems and methods for omnidirectional application navigation are provided. In example embodiments, a navigation icon associated with a first user interface context is caused to be displayed on a device. A change is sensed, by a device, of a change from the first user interface context to a second user interface context. A graphics database is accessed. From the graphics database, a graphic which is associated with the second user interface context is identified. Responsive to the change from the first user interface context to the second user interface context, the navigation icon is changed using the identified graphic from the graphics database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Wayne Kong Wu, Grant Thomas Heinlein, Charles Fredrik Gruber, Hae Jin Shim, Isaac Joel Daniels, Joakim Carl Tobias Jansson, Joyce Kim